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Lotte schält eine Kartoffel, und die Schale hängt in einem langen Band herunter. Lotte peels a potato, and the peel hangs down in one long ribbon.

noun · B2

die Schale

[ˈʃaːlə]

peel, skin, bowl

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Other Examples

  • Die Schale vom Apfel esse ich immer mit.

    I always eat the apple peel too.

  • Aus den Schalen von Zwiebeln und Möhren kochen wir eine kräftige Brühe.

    We make a rich broth from onion and carrot peels.

  • Wirfst du die Schalen in die Biotonne?

    Do you throw the peels into the organic waste bin?

  • Bruno stellt eine Schale mit Äpfeln, die schon ein bisschen weich sind, auf den Tisch.

    Bruno puts a bowl of apples that are already a bit soft on the table.

Grammar

Plural
die Schalen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Schale die Schalen
Die Schale vom Apfel esse ich immer mit. I always eat the apple peel too.
Accusative wen? was? die Schale die Schalen
Dative wem? der Schale den Schalen
Aus den Schalen von Zwiebeln und Möhren kochen wir eine kräftige Brühe. We make a rich broth from onion and carrot peels.
Genitive wessen? der Schale der Schalen

How the Word Is Built

Word family

schälendie Kartoffelschale

In Otti's situations: Bruno saves food from the bin

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